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FREE LESSON · WRITING CRAFT

Find something to say

Get several ideas fast, then pick the smallest, most specific one.

By the end

You’ll write the first two sentences of a story built on one small, real idea.

Which idea is easiest to write well?

The prompt is “A promise that was hard to keep”. Tap the idea you could make real in one page.

Three ideas in one minute

Prompt: “Something you found that you were not looking for.” Write one from your life, one you’ve seen, and one you invent. One line each.

Something you found that you were not looking for.

Save your writing on this device.

Which idea pulls you in?

Both are ideas for the same prompt. Tap the one you’d want to read.

Shrink the idea

Tap each part and choose a smaller, more exact version. Change both.

My story is about and .
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Try the first two sentences

Pick your best idea for “Something you found that you were not looking for.” Write the first two sentences. If they’re easy to write, the idea works.

Save your writing on this device.

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